wodan Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 chaps i have an wd/c Royal Enfield 1941 which i have found to be a bit small for my legs ...my question is.. which other war dept bike might suit my 6 foot + height..are Enfields smaller than say BSA etc im new to this age of bike any pointers rgds geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 The good old BSA WM20 and Norton 16H are a bit more stretched out and overall bigger and heavier. The Ariel W/NG had it's forks extended for the WO to improve ground clearance. I can't remember if it was 3/4" or 1"? The WD/C is probably one of the smallest of the lot. But this bloke managed to ride his AJS. You think you have trouble.😄 Ron 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wodan Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 crikey he was unit...thanks ron...yes probably need to swop this for a BSA...might be bye bye for the RE thanks great photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wodan Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 hi chaps looking to stencil the tank on my Royal ENFIELD the contract number for my WD/c is 6125...what would the tank number be ..? and what are the stencil sizes also are there any other pa`rts of the bike that had insignia thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenkinov Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 The C number can often be derived from the frame and engine numbers ..It's easier to work off photos of these as its not uncommon to find they have been re stamped The other markings are unit markings ...with a rare few bikes their are surviving record cards which show which unit the bike was allocated to but with most bikes peop!e have chosen units inspired by family that served .a local unit ..or simply one that they would like to represent . Hope that helps Chris Ps you !might want to consider removing the front number plate ..it was a post war addition and subsequently the requirement for them was removed as they proved so dangerous in accidents ..to both rider and pedestrians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wodan Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 thanks chris for your input are you saying the C number is a combination of frame and engine numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 The census number is alocated against your frame number (not the engine). Contract C6125 was for 2000 machines but the serial numbers are complicated by being split between two groups and with gaps in the numbers. The first thing would be to provide a clear picture of your frame number (not what might be typed on a document). Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rewdco Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 This is a difficult one. Officially contract C/6125 was a contract for 2000 motorcycles for the RASC. With the early RASC contracts it is impossible to calculate the census number based on the frame number. The census numbers were applied more or less "at random". According to the Chilwell list, census numbers C75558 until C77567 would have been used, but these are 2010 numbers and there were only 2000 frames...? On top of that, 44 of these RASC bikes were transferred to the RAOC, where they were issued with new (RAOC) census numbers (C4328354 - C4328392 and C4328394 - C4328398). But we don't know which bikes were involved in this transfer. The RASC census numbers were applied in an inconsistent and sometimes rather unprofessional way, see examples below. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Front number plate blades continued to be fitted to WD motorcycles, as per pre-war practice up until they were deleted along with the rear plate after the introduction of the WD tail lamp. Some point during the first half of 1941. The number plate above however is not the characteristic Enfield shape and theoretically in the UK, whilst not illegal if displaying a number plate, if none or a WD serial is applied, they become purely decorative and can therefore be considered a dangerous adornment. A lot less dangerous than being hit by a ton and a half of electric SUV, of course. The sequence of WD serial (census) number location seems to have been that they moved from number plates to fuel tanks during 1940 and were then placed higher once arm of service markings were standardised on fuel tanks. Any portrayal will need to take account of whether it is to be ex-depot or in service and if the latter, at what date 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 When did they started using the special Enfield font for the C number? that Jan re-created, and now can be bought from a couple of stencil guys in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rewdco Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Only used on RAOC Enfields Lex. This means that only very few WD/Cs were using this "style". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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